Name: Anonymous 2013-05-30 1:27
I'm looking for stories from people who taught themselves how to program. Often, these stories are left untold, and many people would benefit from hearing them! Would you be willing to answer some questions about your experience? Simply fill out this 10 question form. All stories are welcome, from HTML to Cobol, pre-Internet to post-Internet.
What year were you born?
What's your name? (First and last)
This can be kept anonymous before publishing the results if you wish.
[b]I wish to remain anonymous[b]
[ ] No, feel free to use my name
[ ] Yes, I wish to remain anonymous
E-mail Address
This is so I can contact you before anything is published with your privacy preferences. This E-mail addresses will not be published or sold.
What's your Twitter or Facebook account?
What city/cities did you grow up in? (city, state, country - feel free to list multiple)
What city do you currently live in? (city, state, country)
What was your first computer? How old were you? What year was it? *
What was the first thing you made the computer do?
What was the first program you wrote? What did it do? What language was it in?
How old were you when you wrote your first program?
Did you know anyone else your age that programmed?
What was your most enjoyable coding project when you were beginning to learn?
What did your parents do? Were they programmers? If you learned while living with your parents, what did they think of you learning to program?
What language did you learn after your first? How did you pick it up? (Book, etc?) What drew you to it?
About how many years did it take you to feel really comfortable with code? When did you really "get it?"
When was the first time you got paid to develop? Did you expect you could get paid to program when you were starting out?
Include the year, if you recall it.
What is the piece of code or software you're most proud of today?
What advice do you have for people just starting out programming today?
If you're new to programming, what's some advice you'd like to have?
What language would you recommend for a beginner? Why?
Thank you for your story! By submitting this story you license this work under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US
This will allow your story to be shared with developers both seasoned and aspiring. You own your story! If your story is included in a printed compendium, we'll contact you before publishing for any revisions (and you'll have the option to anonymize your name).
[ ] Yes
Other comments
Was a relevant question not asked here? Feel free to provide more details.
More to add? Different story than most? Don't like writing?
I'd be happy to do a personal interview with you over Skype. Fill out what you can in this form, and simply mark N/A for what doesn't match your story. I'll be in touch within the week to schedule a personal interview!
[ ] I'd like a personal interview.
What year were you born?
#What's your name? (First and last)
This can be kept anonymous before publishing the results if you wish.
[b]I wish to remain anonymous[b]
[ ] No, feel free to use my name
[ ] Yes, I wish to remain anonymous
E-mail Address
#This is so I can contact you before anything is published with your privacy preferences. This E-mail addresses will not be published or sold.
What's your Twitter or Facebook account?
What city/cities did you grow up in? (city, state, country - feel free to list multiple)
*What city do you currently live in? (city, state, country)
#What was your first computer? How old were you? What year was it? *
What was the first thing you made the computer do?
#What was the first program you wrote? What did it do? What language was it in?
#How old were you when you wrote your first program?
#Did you know anyone else your age that programmed?
#What was your most enjoyable coding project when you were beginning to learn?
#What did your parents do? Were they programmers? If you learned while living with your parents, what did they think of you learning to program?
#What language did you learn after your first? How did you pick it up? (Book, etc?) What drew you to it?
About how many years did it take you to feel really comfortable with code? When did you really "get it?"
#When was the first time you got paid to develop? Did you expect you could get paid to program when you were starting out?
#Include the year, if you recall it.
What is the piece of code or software you're most proud of today?
What advice do you have for people just starting out programming today?
#If you're new to programming, what's some advice you'd like to have?
What language would you recommend for a beginner? Why?
Thank you for your story! By submitting this story you license this work under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US
#This will allow your story to be shared with developers both seasoned and aspiring. You own your story! If your story is included in a printed compendium, we'll contact you before publishing for any revisions (and you'll have the option to anonymize your name).
[ ] Yes
Other comments
Was a relevant question not asked here? Feel free to provide more details.
More to add? Different story than most? Don't like writing?
I'd be happy to do a personal interview with you over Skype. Fill out what you can in this form, and simply mark N/A for what doesn't match your story. I'll be in touch within the week to schedule a personal interview!
[ ] I'd like a personal interview.